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A full LaTeX system is made up of many programs working together, along with a large number of additional packages. When these are combined they are known as a distribution. | A full LaTeX system is made up of many programs working together, along with a large number of additional packages. When these are combined they are known as a distribution. | ||
| − | We recommend the [ | + | We recommend the [https://miktex.org/howto/install-miktex MiKTeX] distribution for Windows users and [http://www.tug.org/mactex/ MacTeX] for Mac users. If you use Linux, you can usually install a packaged version of texlive using your package manager. |
The [https://www.latex-project.org/get/ LaTeX project website] also maintains an up-to-date list of distributions. | The [https://www.latex-project.org/get/ LaTeX project website] also maintains an up-to-date list of distributions. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:49, 22 April 2018
TeX (pronounced /ˈtɛx/, as in Greek, often /ˈtɛk/ in English; written with a lowercase 'e' in imitation of the logo)[1] is a typesetting system. It is most commonly used with the LaTeX macros. It has been used successfully since the eighties and produces the highest quality output available from a free system. It is published under and Open Source license.
Installing TeX/LaTeX
A full LaTeX system is made up of many programs working together, along with a large number of additional packages. When these are combined they are known as a distribution.
We recommend the MiKTeX distribution for Windows users and MacTeX for Mac users. If you use Linux, you can usually install a packaged version of texlive using your package manager.
The LaTeX project website also maintains an up-to-date list of distributions.
Learning to use LaTeX
Please read the The not so Short Introduction to LaTeX before you start editing LaTeX documents. It should take about 2 hours and gives an excellent guide of the concepts.
